Nicole M. Loch v. Fred Watkins John D. O'Hair County of Wayne Benny Napoleon the City of Detroit

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Chief Circuit Judge.

Nicole Loch appeals the decision of the district court dismissing her claims under state law and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on the ground of abstention. The case stemmed from seizure of Loch’s Jeep Cherokee under the Michigan forfeiture statute. Loch challenged the seizure under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and state conversion grounds, seeking damages. She later filed motions for declaratory and injunctive relief, as well as leave to amend her complaint to include would-be plaintiffs who could represent a proposed class of litigants opposing the forfeiture…